Advertise
Contact
Forms
EEdition
Freeman Courier


  • News
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Obituaries
  • Photos
    • Photos Of The Day
    • Photo Galleries
  • South Dakota News Watch
  • Archives
    • More Archives
  • About Us
  • Subscribe
    • News
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Obituaries
    • Photos
      • Photos Of The Day
      • Photo Galleries
    • South Dakota News Watch
    • Archives
      • More Archives
    • About Us
    • Subscribe
news
By News Staff  
November 11, 2020

BOARD REDUCES 14 DAYS TO 7, BUT …

Students at Freeman Public who are considered close contacts with a positive COVID-19 case are no longer excluded from school and school-related activities for 14 days — the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control that the district had been following.

Instead, that period of time has been shortened to seven days as long as students choosing to return to the building wear a mask at all times when physical distancing is not possible the remainder of those 14 days. Those who do not will be sent home.

That was the 5-0 decision of the Freeman Public School Board, which met in special session via Zoom Wednesday night, Nov. 11. The special session was called specifically to discuss school exclusion protocol as it relates to close contact situations, which Freeman Public has been dealing with in recent weeks.

Last week Thursday, Nov. 5, the majority of students in grades 6-9 were considered close contacts by the district after a teacher tested positive for COVID-19 and therefore excluded from the building and other school-related activities until the middle part of next week. Per board action Wednesday night, the seven days of exclusion will end on Thursday, Nov. 12.

The action of the board closely follows a policy adopted by the Avon School District that was shared by Kunz, which school officials unanimously supported.

The policy strikes a balance between giving close-contact students the opportunity for in-person learning if they so choose in a shorter amount of time while also taking into consideration those who are concerned about the spread of the virus.

“I think this is the best thing I’ve seen so far,” board member Mark Miller said of the Avon policy the Freeman board based its action on, saying it “gives them a choice.”

Wednesday’s action brings some unity to a board and administration that has been at odds on how to deal with the district’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. 

“Everybody needs to be on the same page,” Kunz told the board at the beginning of Wednesday’s special meeting. “We have to support everybody who is involved. If we can do that it’s doing to be a lot easier moving forward. Can we get to that point?” 

 

Related Posts
ePaper
coogle_play
app_store


Editor’s Picks
Most Read
AREA WIDE CONNECTION TO CEASE OPERATION JULY 1
news
AREA WIDE CONNECTION TO CEASE OPERATION JULY 1
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 11, 2025
The Area Wide Connection, a free-distribution advertising publication of Second Century Publishing, Inc. that serves residents of Hutchinson, Turner a...
this is a test
2025 STATE TRACK IN THE BOOKS
2025 STATE TRACK IN THE BOOKS
By Jeremy Waltner 
May 29, 2025
FROM SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. – Cadence Hofer (FHS) Triple Jump, Flight 2, No. 3 (13th, 32-11 3/4) Result: DNP, 31-10 1/4 9:00 a.m. – Brooks Schoenfish (SM)...
this is a test
sports
AUCH EARNS FIRST STATE MEET GOLF MEDAL; BUSE 21ST
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 2, 2025
A medal was his goal and a medal was his prize. Competing in his fourth state golf tournament, Freeman High School sophomore Tannen Auch golfed his wa...
this is a test
STRONG CONTINGENT OF LOCAL ATHLETES HEADED TO STATE
news, sports
STRONG CONTINGENT OF LOCAL ATHLETES HEADED TO STATE
By Jeremy Waltner 
May 28, 2025
Track and field participants from Freeman Academy/Marion, Freeman Public and Scotland/Menno will be busy this Thursday, Friday & Saturday At 12:50 p.m...
this is a test
PHOTO OF THE DAY: WESTSIDE WORK
photo day
PHOTO OF THE DAY: WESTSIDE WORK
By Jeremy Waltner 
May 21, 2025
This was the scene on the west side of the Freeman Prairie Arboretum as personnel with the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks installed a new fishing pi...
this is a test
ePaper
coogle_play
app_store
Freeman Courier

Stay tuned with us

Accessibility Policy
Privacy
Forms

Copyright © Freeman Courier. All rights reserved.